Toe surgery could end El Duque's career
Orlando Hernandez's career may be over. He is opting for surgery on his right big toe, which has a bunion. El Duque previously had resisted that procedure because the recovery time could cost him more than a full season.
Scott Reifert wrote an interesting tidbit on his blog:
Laughing before the game, some staff members remembered El Duque's heroic effort in Game 3 of the 2005 Division Series at Boston. With the bases loaded, El Duque was summoned in from the bullpen ...
"Can you imagine what it was like," someone offered. "The phone rings in the bullpen and guys are shaking in fear on the bench. Duque stands and says, 'That is for me." (imagine a heavy Cuban accent)
After getting out of the jam and after the White Sox won that game to advance to the ALCS, Duque offered ...
"Those situations, they are easy," he explained. "Everyone wants to be the hero, so they swing at anything and get themselves out. Just throw sliders out of the strike zone."
And what about that final 3-2 pitch to Damon with no place to put him, pretty tough to throw that slider then?
Front door slider. Probably the only strike he threw during the at-bat.
A piece of White Sox history.
What a ballsy mo-fo. Thanks for one of the greatest innings in postseason history, El Duque!
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Disappointing...
He was a key cog on our 2005 championship team. Gonna be missed.
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
by Shoeless In SC on Aug 23, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That inning
was incredible.
But the man is what, 60?
If I was a millionare and 60 you better bet I would I would fucking retire.
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by Six Pack on Aug 23, 2008 10:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if memory serves me correctly, wasn't that 3-2 pitch to damon low out of the zone?
i seem to remember aj fielding that one near the dirt.
You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.
by MarketMaker on Aug 24, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
most definitely would have been ball 4.
"that woman deserves her revenge and we deserve to die."
by Toonderstrook on Aug 24, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it was a slider that dove low and inside on Damon...
Of course, Carlos Marmol gets that called a strike from the umps all the time these days. What a gift call he got today.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 24, 2008 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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